Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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nishita.shah000
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Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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Namaskar!

Can anyone kindly help with the lyrics and word to word meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam set in Shanmukhapriya ragam and Adi thalam?

Here is a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpCfK87rgY

Thank you!

Nishita Shah

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Re: Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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Found the lyrics of this Kauthuvam from Carnatic Songs website: https://www.karnatik.com/c2632.shtml.
Although it is listed in Gowla raagam and Catushra Eka taalam, it was helpful....Thank you Lakshman sir!

Can anyone help with the word-to-word meanings please?

murugan kavutthuvam
raagam: gowLa
15 maayamaaLava gowLa janya
Aa: S R1 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 R1 G3 M1 R1 S

taaLam: caturashra Eka
Composer: Tanjore Quartette
Language: Tamil

jhennakiTTa kiTrakiTTa takkuDu dhikkuDu tarikiTatA
takkiDu dhikkiDu takatari kiTataka takkINam jhekkiNam taka
vinaiyara vEl vAngum perumAL aDiyinai tozhu manamE jegajega
tomkiTu nankiTu tomkiTa kiTataki tomguNAngutOm
tOm tAhattA tokiTu tOkiTa nangatAr kiNanakaNaka jekaNakatA
gAnam maileri kailAsam tannai shuzhala varum iLaiyava-
nE tozhuvAr tALa vidham para uDaiyavanE
jEkiTu jennakiTa jenakiTu janakiTa kiTataki janakiTiataki
kaDal kizhiya malai muriya varu murugan enai vinaiya aruLadu peralAm
takkiTu takkiTa kiTataki takkiTu takkiTu kiTataki tattat kiTtaki
takkudhikki takkiTTa tomkiTa kiTataka
Dan tanki kiTataka dhikki tAm tattatAm tatta

Thank you very much!
N Shah

Rajani
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Re: Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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Please note the corrected lyrics.

vinaiyaRa vEl vAngum perumAL aDiyinai tozhu manamE
kAna mayilERi kailAsam tannai shuzhala varum iLaiyavanai tozhuvAr tALa vidham param uDaiyavarE
kaDal kizhiya malai muRiya varu murugan aDi paNiya aruLadu peRalAm

Translation (part 1)
manamE - O Mind!
tozhu - Salute
aDiyinai - the feet (of)
perumAL - the Lord
vEl vAngum - who throws the Vel (spear)
vinaiyaRa - to destroy our Karmas.

Rest later.

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Re: Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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(Part 2)

kAna mayilERi kailAsam tannai shuzhala varum iLaiyavanai tozhuvAr tALa vidham param uDaiyavarE

tozhuvAr - Those who worship
iLaiyavanai - the youthful Lord (Muruga),
ERi - who ascends
kAna - a (wild)forest
mayil -peacock,
shuzhala varum - and roams around
kailAsam tannai - the Kailasa mountain,
(such devotees)
uDaiyavarE - will acquire
param - excellence
tALa vidham - in different Taalams

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Re: Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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Part 3

kaDal kizhiya malai muRiya varu murugan aDi paNiya aruLadu peRalAm

peRalAm - We can receive
aruL adu - the grace (of Murugan),
paNiya - by bowing
murugan aDi - at the feet of Murugan,
varu - who comes such that
(with such force to destroy the Asuras that)
kaDal - the sea
kizhiya - is ripped apart (and)
malai - the mountain
muRiya - is shattered.

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Re: Need lyrics & meaning of Shanmukha Kauthuvam

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Thank you so much!
Nishita

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